A Flame In Byzantium
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A Flame In Byzantium
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Author : Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1988-10-15
A Flame In Byzantium written by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-10-15 with Fiction categories.
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's A Flame in Byzantium chronicles Atta Olivia Clemens during the reign of Justinian. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Kinsman Saga
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Author : Ben Bova
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 1987
The Kinsman Saga written by Ben Bova and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Science fiction categories.
A historic horror novel that blends the erotic, the fearful and the spiritual as Yarbro traces the past of Olivia, Count Dracula's lover who became a vampire in the bloody era of Nero's Rome.
Flame In Byzantium
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Author : Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 1988-10-01
Flame In Byzantium written by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-10-01 with categories.
Greek Fire And Its Contribution To Byzantine Might
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Author : Konstantinos Karatolios
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013-12-30
Greek Fire And Its Contribution To Byzantine Might written by Konstantinos Karatolios and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-30 with History categories.
The wonder of the thousand-year Byzantine Empire could not have been achieved without its armed forces, allowing it to maintain its power in the face of constant challenges from external enemies that differed significantly in their nature. In this context, what had been inherited from the Romans was just as important as the adoption of new weapons and tactics in battle. "Greek fire" was used throughout the course of the Byzantine Empire and granted resounding victories to its navy. This terrifying weapon was legendary, yet almost all we know about it and its use is clouded by the vagueness of contemporary accounts. This work attempts to answer a number of questions concerning Greek Fire: What was the formula? How effective was it? Who was its true inventor ? How was it used in battles on land and at sea? This book aims not only to provide an overview of the current state of research that can be easily read by non-specialists, but also to contribute to the study of the subject.
Byzantium In The Popular Imagination
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Author : Markéta Kulhánková
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2023-08-10
Byzantium In The Popular Imagination written by Markéta Kulhánková and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-10 with History categories.
What is the contemporary cultural legacy of Byzantium or The Eastern Roman Empire? This book explores the varied reception history of the Byzantine Empire across a range of cultural production. Split into four sections: the origins of 'Byzantomania' in France, modern media, literature, and politics, it provides case studies which show the numerous ways in which the empire's legacy can be felt today. Covering television, video games and contemporary political discourse, contributors also consider a wide range of national and geographical perspectives including Russian, Turkish, Polish, Greek and Hungarian. It will be essential reading for scholars and students of the reception and cultural history of the Byzantine Empire.
Byzantium
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Author : René Guerdan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Byzantium written by René Guerdan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Byzantine Empire categories.
Byzantium
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Author : Giles Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Release Date : 2011-11-03
Byzantium written by Giles Morgan and has been published by Oldcastle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-03 with History categories.
So what's so significant about the Byzantine Empire? It is now recognised as having had a considerable influence on the Renaissance and a significant impact in the shaping modern Europe and modern historians are increasingly acknowledging the role the Byzantine Empire played in the development of both Islam and Christianity, and the relationship between the two. The term 'Byzantine' derives from the ancient Greek city of Byzantium founded in 667 BC by colonists from Megara. It was named in honour of their leader Byzas. It later became better known as Constantinople, that gateway between West and East and played a crucial role in the transmission of Christianity to the West. Constantine is now generally known as the first Christian Emperor, and in recent years interest in him has grown, with his role in the development of Christianity being questioned by Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, amongst others. A closer examination of this formative period in the history of the church reveals a struggle to gain a coherent and cohesive religious identity. Christianity would emerge as the major religion of the Byzantine Empire in a departure from the pagan worship of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire was often at the centre of profound geopolitical, cultural and religious forces that threatened to pull it apart. When Byzantine forces suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of the Seljuk Turks at the Battle of Manzikert for example, appeals to the West precipitated the First Crusade. In 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, Constantinople was conquered by the Crusader army. The dramatic siege and subsequent fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire is often seen as marking the end of the medieval period. The Byzantine Empire lasted for over a thousand years, created remarkable art and architecture and created a lasting cultural and religious legacy - even its decline and fall was to have ramifications that reached far beyond its borders. The fall of Constantinople which had been a key city on the ancient Silk Road, linking East and West led many to consider the prospect of opening up new lines of trade, sea exploration that would eventually lead to major new discoveries, new routes and new worlds...
Sight Touch And Imagination In Byzantium
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Author : Roland Betancourt
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-12
Sight Touch And Imagination In Byzantium written by Roland Betancourt and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-12 with Art categories.
Studies the interrelation of sight, touch, and the imagination in ancient and medieval Greek theories of perception and cognition.
Divine Inspiration In Byzantium
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Author : Karin Krause
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-06-09
Divine Inspiration In Byzantium written by Karin Krause and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-09 with Art categories.
In this volume, Karin Krause examines conceptions of divine inspiration and authenticity in the religious literature and visual arts of Byzantium. During antiquity and the medieval era, “inspiration” encompassed a range of ideas regarding the divine contribution to the creation of holy texts, icons, and other material objects by human beings. Krause traces the origins of the notion of divine inspiration in the Jewish and polytheistic cultures of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds and their reception in Byzantine religious culture. Exploring how conceptions of authenticity are employed in Eastern Orthodox Christianity to claim religious authority, she analyzes texts in a range of genres, as well as images in different media, including manuscript illumination, icons, and mosaics. Her interdisciplinary study demonstrates the pivotal role that claims to the divine inspiration of religious literature and art played in the construction of Byzantine cultural identity.
The Sultan Of Byzantium
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Author : Selcuk Altun
language : en
Publisher: Saqi
Release Date : 2012-10-01
The Sultan Of Byzantium written by Selcuk Altun and has been published by Saqi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Fiction categories.
Fighting the Ottoman invaders in Constantinople in 1453, Emperor Constantine XI was killed, his body never found. Legend has it that he escaped in a Genoese ship, cheating certain death at the hands of the Turks and earning himself the title of Immortal Emperor. Five centuries after his disappearance, three mysterious men contact a young professor living in Istanbul. Members of a secret sect, they have guarded the Immortal Emperor's will for generations. They tell him that he is the next Byzantine emperor and that in order to take possession of his fortune he must carry out his ancestor's last wishes. The professor embarks on a dangerous journey, taking him to the heart of a mystery of epic historical significance. The Sultan of Byzantium is a symbiosis of story and history and a homage to Byzantine civilisation.